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This forum is hosted and managed by Wargaming.net to offer all our players a friendly place to discuss and share content about World of Warships. Please remember that access to this forum is a privilege and not a right, which can be revoked by Wargaming.net at any time for reasons that include but are not limited to the violation of our Forum Rules. In order to keep this place as friendly and welcoming as possible for all, please read our Forum Rules carefully.
Keep in mind that the forum moderation rules serve only as guidelines. We reserve the right to evaluate and examine each incident on a case by case basis in order to decide on the action to be taken. Sanctions given may be more lenient or more severe depending on the case, including a temporary or permanent ban on the player’s Wargaming.net Game Account.
List of sanctions:
1st sanction (+1 warning point): Written Warning from one of the moderators or the Wargaming.net staff asking you to behave according to our Forum Rules.
2nd sanction (+1 warning point): 14 days ban from posting from your Wargaming.net Forum Account
3rd sanction (+1 warning point): 1 year ban from posting from your Wargaming.net Forum Account (permanent ban in extreme cases)
The sanctions might be harsh, but the solution is easy: Don’t break the rules and everyone will be happy.
Sanctions time out after 6 months. If the player receives more than 1 sanction within a 6 month period, he/she immediately receives the next level of sanction for each new strike. If a player doesn’t get any strikes for 6 months, his/her sanctions go back to 0.
Forum administration and moderation:
The forums are maintained by the Wargaming.net Community staff as well as our forum moderators. WG Staff members can be identified by the red "WG Staff" forum group. Complaints about technical issues can be submitted to our Customer Support at: https://eu.wargaming.net/support/tickets/ If you have a complaint regarding any of the Forum Moderation actions please send a Private Message to our Moderator team lead:
ABCIOO
Forum Rules:
1. Etiquette:
Language
The official language of this forum is English. Using other languages is allowed in special forum sections only.
Do not swear
Be relevant
The World of Warships Forums are for discussion of topics directly related to World of Warships
Topics irrelevant to World of Warships or Wargaming.net are subject to deletion
Be constructive
When posting, please make sure you do so with good intentions. Refrain from posting when you don't have anything positive or constructive to say on the topic.
Your post should contribute to the discussion or the solution of the issue being discussed.
If the only purpose of your post is to be negative, it is not worth posting.
Be respectful
Show others the respect and good behavior you would expect to receive from them. Remember our forums are open for discussion to anyone playing our games.
Do not discuss moderation and sanctions
Read our Forum Rules to understand why your post was moderated
Do not include Wargaming staff names in your thread’s title
For any important or urgent matter, you should contact our Customer Support directly
Do not create topics/posts to share private conversations
Exchanges with our Customer Support Services and through private messages should remain private
Do not try to impersonate members of the Administration or Moderation Team
Trying to impersonate a member of the staff will result in harsh sanctions. Don’t do it!
Keep in mind that red text is reserved for staff members only!
Don't post in all CAPS, use a misleading title, and/or excessive punctuation, etc.
Do not "bump" posts
Do not post about locked or deleted threads
2. No naming and Shaming
In-game rule violations should be reported using the in-game function directly.
Avoid:
Accusing others of being toxic in-game
Accusing others of malicious activity
Accusing others of cheating or using illegal services
Accusing others of trolling on the forums
Claiming to have "reported" someone
3. Don’t resort to personal attacks, abuse or harassment:
Avoid:
Insults
Racial or Ethnic slurs
Promotion of national hatred
Real-Life Threats
Spamming or Trolling
Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information
Links to websites containing any of the above mentioned cases.
4. Don’t spam!
Avoid:
Repeatedly posting the same content
Posting the same content in multiple threads
Posting irrelevant content
Referral links, advertisements, etc.
Advertising for product sales of any kind
Advertising for services offered by individuals or companies
Excessive capitalization, use of fonts, colours or images
Begging
Bumping posts (unless it is expressly allowed in the sub-section)
Abusing the "Reported Post" feature by sending false alarms or nonsensical messages
5. Don’t discuss illegal/forbidden activities
Discussion of any illegal activity will result in the removal of the post and harsh punishments from the moderation team. Posts about illegal activity will also be escalated to the proper authorities.
Avoid:
Links to illegal software/content download
Links to hacks/illegal mods
Links to phishing sites
Advertising or asking for Account Trading activities
Posting cheats, hacks, Trojan horses or Malicious Programs
Advertising or asking for Account Sharing activities
Advertising or asking for In-Game Currency selling or exchanging activities
Advertising or asking for Promotional Codes selling or exchanging activities
Advertising or asking for Levelling services
Links to websites containing any of the above mentioned cases
6. No mature content
Avoid:
Pornographic materials of any kind
Imagery that show real life depictions of gore, death, horrifically violent acts, etc.
Art that shows nudity (full or partial), or sexually explicit acts or depictions of those acts
Links to sites showing any of the above
7. No inappropriate/sensitive topics
Avoid discussions about:
Religion
Sex
Politics
Social issues
Also avoid inappropriate names, avatars or signatures including controversial religious, political or historical figures.
8. Don’t try to cheat the punishment system
If you have been banned, the moderation team can automatically ban all your alternate accounts on the forums.
IMPORTANT
The administration reserves the right to update and modify these rules as the needs of the community dictate to ensure the smooth operation of this community.
Repeatedly violating any area of these rules or the EULA, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent suspension from the game and/or forums.
Updated: 20-03-2017

We have an amazing community of players dedicated to not only playing this game, but helping the community in a large variety of ways. Be it writing guides here on the forums, creating content on YouTube or running one of the many fan sites, they are integral to our community.
You will find a collection of helpful links on a variety of topics right here. If you feel that a link should be added or removed, please contact one of your friendly neighborhood community team members. (Ph3lan, MrConway Kandly) For new links please include a short, two sentence maximum, blurb or description!
We also run a community contributor program, you can find out more about this here.
Fan sites:
ShipComrade.com – A great source for all Warships related news. Featuring contests, YouTube feeds, ship information, mods and much more!
Warshipstats.com – Ever wanted to know how you are doing compared to other players? Check out this great site featuring detailed statistics, a great interface and features like forum signature generation!
Stats-sig.eu - A great resource for forum signatures. Customize and create your own personal signatures for all World of… titles with automatic statistics updates and animated backgrounds.
Game guides:
Captain's Academy by iChase – An extensive collection of game guides dedicated to helping players learn the key mechanics and intricacies of World of Warships.
How to enable replays? – A little hint: This thread shows you how to enable replays!
Spotting mechanics – Ever wondered why you are being shot at but cannot see the enemy? This post will clear it up!
Ye quick beginners guide to World of Warships – Exactly what it sounds like!
The ultimate World of Warships Port Guide - Confused by all the different options in your Port? This guide will explain it all!
AA mechanics – How to shoot down planes!
Basic Carrier guide – Or: Help me, I have no guns!
Meanings of Slang & Basic Pointers – If you don’t understand “My CA’s AA can’t stop that DD’s torps” you should check out this basic guide to ship slang!
YouTube channels:
DezGamez aka ShipTheNutz – Informative, insightful, and probably the deepest voice of all Warships YouTubers, DezGamez covers a range of games, but with a definite focus on World of Warships and World of Tanks.

The Mighty Jingles – Rear admiral The Mighty Jingles has a variety of Warships videos on his channel. Featuring reviews, contests and game play, it is a great channel to follow.
PointyHairedJedi – Using his British charm to win over audiences, this YouTuber knows how to spot a great battle. Check out the many games he features and learn about new features coming to the game!
Oake_EU - aka AgingJedi – This (only slightly) aging Captain is known for his calm approach to games, producing in depth and detailed ship reviews, as well as highlighting many a great game.
Cleverland – A Hungarian language channel:
iChase – A YouTuber from across the pond known for his great game play guides and skill in World of Warships.
Twitch streamers:

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
These guidelines and examples are meant to supplement the forum rules and make your life easier and more enjoyable on the forums.
1. Am I allowed to have more than one account on the forum?
2. What should I know before I post?
3. Where should I create a new topic?
4. What should I remember while creating a new thread?
5. Can I bump my thread?
6. No one is replying in my thread. What to do?
7. Can I delete my own post?
8. I would like my thread to be closed. What to do?
9. I can’t find my post/thread. It disappeared! Where did it go?
10. How can I quote someone’s post?
11. Can I criticize other user?
12. What should I do if I see a post which breaks the forum rules?
13. How can I report an in-game rule violation?
14. How can I report a team-killer?
15. How can I report a forum rule violation?
16. Can I report private messages and user profiles?
17. How can I add a Moderator/other user to a private conversation?
18. How do I know if reports I sent were checked and solved?
19. I never see proof that a user was banned! Why?
20. I got a warning, where can I check it?
21. I got a warning. Why am I temporarily blocked from posting?
22. What to do if I disagree with a Moderator decision?
23. What is the difference between the Community Team and the Moderation Team?
24. Why can’t I post on the forums?
25. Who's this famous "Community Team" you keep talking about?

GAME RULES
Additions to the End User License Agreement (“EULA”).
Last updated: July 29, 2016
End User License Agreement

Terms of Service

Privacy Policy
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING OUR GAME(S) OR SERVICE(S) IN ANY MANNER,
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THESE RULES.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH OUR RULES, PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND LEAVE OUR SITES IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT ACCESS OR USE OUR WEBSITE(S), GAME(S), OR SERVICE(S).
1. General Provisions
1.01. In order to register, players must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. All players are solely responsible for their behavior in both public and battle chat. Players are responsible for protecting their accounts from access by others, and are strongly encouraged to select a hard-to-guess password and not re-use that password on any other sites where it may be read by the owners or administrators of that site. In the case of an account that has been lost or hacked, please inform technical support immediately through their website, Support.
If you are under 18 years of age or other minimum legal age where it differs under local legal requirements, please ask your parent or guardian to review and approve this EULA on your behalf. If you are under the aforesaid age, you must not use or access the Game without a parent or legal guardian supervising you.
1.02. The developers (Wargaming.net) of this software are not responsible for the behavior of any individual player, as well as for the content of his or her messages in all game chats and channels. Players are solely responsible for their behavior and the content of their messages in all game chats and channels.
1.03. Wargaming.net reserves the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action that may be taken may be more lenient or more severe than those listed under each category.
1.04. Wargaming.net may suspend, terminate, modify, or delete accounts at any time for any reason or for no reason, with or without notice to the owner of the account. Accounts terminated by Wargaming.net for any type of abuse, including without limitation a violation of these rules or the EULA, will not be reactivated for any reason. For purposes of explanation and not limitation, most account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violations of these rules, the End User License Agreement (EULA), or other Wargaming.net policy. Players may cancel any account registered to themselves at any time by following the instructions on the Website. Wargaming.net may stop offering and/or supporting any service at any time.
1.05. Players who decide to be involved with the game acknowledge and agree to these and all other relevant rules and will abide by them regardless of the circumstances. In addition players also agree that these Rules will apply to anyone that is allowed to use their Wargaming.net account or user ID. By allowing another user to use the account, the account owner is personally responsible for all the consequences (including termination of said account) which may result, if the above discussed person violates any of the listed rules at any time. The account owner will not be entitled to a refund of any currency or any form of credit.
1.06. Administration does not bear responsibility for any inter-clan relationship. It is at sole discretion of clan leaders, their deputies, and officers to carefully choose clan members (especially whilst assigning clan members to important offices such as the clan treasury). By assigning a clan member to a respective office clan leader confirms his confidence in the member. Privates, from their side, confirm that they accept clan rules and regulations by entering the respective clan. Note, that in the event of a conflict within a clan, information, such as treasury logs (and similar) will not be provided on request.
2. Prohibitions, restrictions and conditions of use, for all game chats and channels
You agree not to do any of the following while using the Game or any Wargaming.net game chat or channels.
2.01. Excessive profanity and inappropriate language is not welcome. It is suggested to ensure that the censor filter is switched on. The censor filter is not an excuse to break the existing game and chat rules, and excessive profanity will still be sanctioned.
2.02. Typing in such a way to bypass the censor filter is prohibited.
2.03. Insults, personal attacks, abuse or harassment are not tolerated on any level.
2.04. Derogatory comments based on race, nationality, religion, culture, sex, or sexual preference are prohibited.
2.05. Allusion of racial or national supremacy, as well as discriminative propaganda on any level is prohibited.
2.06. Spamming or posting nonsensical messages is prohibited in the game and battle chats. This also includes excessive use of caps, as well as excessive posting of battle results.
2.07. Begging/Soliciting in any form is prohibited in all game chats and channels. Begging/Soliciting includes but is not limited to: requesting users to transfer real money to the virtual wallet, asking for additional credits, and requests to transfer game gold.
2.08. All types of ads for sale, exchange, or other options for the transfer of accounts from one user to another violate EULA and are prohibited in all game chats and channels.
2.09. Distribution of user’s personal information without their consent is prohibited.
2.10. Slandering users or posting false information about users in all game chats and channels is prohibited.
2.11. Attempting to extort information from users, including information necessary for the use of their account is prohibited.
2.12. Discussion on, or linking to illegal activities, such as illicit drugs, is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to the linking of, or discussion on, websites dedicated to vulgar, racist, abusive, illegal, or any other content prohibited by the EULA, or linking to the resources that contain such advertisement or content.
2.13. Discussion on, or linking to unreleased content, cheats, hacks, Trojan horses, or malicious programs is prohibited. If you suspect that a cheat or hack exists or have any other problems or concerns on these topics, provide the necessary information to technical support.
2.14. Discussion on, advertising of, or linking to websites, in relation to the selling of gold, credits, promotional codes, leveling services, or game accounts is prohibited.
2.15. Threats of destroying allied player vehicles as well as the threats of disclosure of ally positions to enemies, regardless of whether the threat was carried out, or not, are prohibited.
2.16. Death threats and other threats of violence in real life, directed either against individual users, moderators or administration of the project, are prohibited.
2.17. All types of advertising messages are prohibited in general and battle chats. With the exception that WOT related advertising such as platoon forming, company recruiting, clan recruiting is permitted with the following restrictions. It may contain no more than three (3) lines on a standard chat window, and be posted no more than once every 15 minutes within the garage chats or once per game in battle.
2.18. Mentioning and discussing of other games is permitted, but it should be discontinued if the character of the discussion turns into at a direct promotion of another gaming project.
2.19. Discussion of social, religious, political, illegal or other controversial topics that may create offense is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to negative portrayal of religious and political figures.
2.20. Discussion of decisions or sanctions made by Moderators or Administration in all game chats and channels is prohibited.
2.21. Any kind of provocations for other players to violate the EULA as well as additions to it is strictly prohibited.
2.22. Any statements or other actions that violate any applicable laws or regulations are strictly prohibited and will be strongly suppressed.
2.23. Any attempt to create nicknames, groups, or organized communities of players associated in any fashion with organizations which violate any applicable laws or regulations is prohibited. This includes but not limited to, direct or indirect references to Nazi symbols, abbreviations and well known leaders.
2.24. The use of copyrighted, trademarked, patented, classified, or restricted material or information and the violation of any rights of any party, including rights of privacy or publicity is prohibited.
3. Names (Players, Teams and Clans), Avatars, Images/Video, Signatures & Clan logos
Please note that in certain Games clans are not available.
Certain content for names, avatars, images/video, signatures & clan logos, have no place on the forums or within the Game, due to their extremely offensive, annoying or inappropriate nature. The following list is only a summary, but it gives some idea of names, images, signatures, avatars and clan logos which are not accepted with the Game environment:
Names, Avatars, Images/Video, Signatures & Clan logos ...
3.01 that contain profanity, including its abbreviated form.
3.02 that contain insults, personal attacks, abuse or harassment.
3.03 that contain unprintable words or abbreviations, or which are unattractive and/or unreadable.
3.04 which either in whole or partly contain copyrighted or registered trade mark elements.
3.05 which have (in any way) racist or nationalistic implications which may create offense to a certain nation, ethnic, religious or racial group.
3.06 that contain an allusion of racial or national supremacy, as well as discriminative propaganda on any level.
3.07 which contain insults or derogatory comments based on race, nationality, religion, culture, mental stature, sex, or sexual preference.
3.08 which have an association with sexuality, pedophilia, sexual abuse; or have an offensive connection to the human body or bodily functions.
3.09 which contain nudity, sexually explicit material or content that is otherwise deemed inappropriate.
3.10 which contain excessive gore or violence, or are obscene/vulgar.
3.11 which make reference to addictive or illegal substances or their use, or any other illegal activities.
3.12 that contain Logotypes, symbols, emblems or figures connected in one way or another with organizations, that violate or were violating existing laws and rules; i.e. anything that may provoke strong negative reaction/association or promote national/ethnic/religious hatred. (For example, using different variations of Nazi symbolic, abridgments and signs [88, 14, 420, SS], or similar stylizing [such as, 55] as well as credentials, names and surnames of Nazi leaders.)
3.13 that contain reference to current mainstream religions that may create offense, i.e. names such as God, Jesus, Allah, etc.
3.14 that are connected with negative historical or political personalities, first of all those who are judged by international courts for crimes against humanity, those that generally arouse feelings of suffering or disgust in the majority of people, as well as members of currently existing terrorist organizations.
3.15 that negatively portrays the projects staff, or administration.
3.16 which in any other manner violates the End User License Agreement or local laws, either implicitly or explicitly (This also contains links to websites containing the above).
If names (player or clan), avatars, signatures, images/video, clan logos within the forums or within the game violate these rules the offending account may be changed and/or the accounts may be sanctioned or suspended. Moreover, the administration reserves the right to delete, update or modify any names (player, teams or clans) and avatars, images or clan images which are considered inappropriate on the forums or within the game environment.
4. Inappropriate conduct in game / Fair play principles
The following actions are prohibited in game:
4.01. Intentionally damaging vehicles belonging to a player on the same team (team damage).
4.02. Intentionally destroying vehicles belonging to a player on the same team (team kill).
4.03. Intentionally blocking (blocking from front and rear) vehicles belonging to a player on the same team.
4.04. Intentionally propping (blocking on one side, where the other side of a user's vehicle touches a fixed indestructible obstacle, preventing free movement.) vehicles belonging to a player on the same team.
4.05. Intentionally informing participants of the opposing team through battle, or voice chat, the location of vehicles belonging to players of the same team.
4.06. Intentionally exploiting the physics system to damage an allied tank, plane, ship or similar actions. This includes, but is not limited to, pushing an allied tank into line of fire, pushing allied tanks off of cliffs, bridges, into water, etc.
4.07. Using bots, clickers, macros, keyboard and mouse recorders, or any other similar methods to accumulate credits and experience without the participation or with passive participation of the player within the battle (excessive and repetitive passive play).
4.08. Any conduct that is considered by Wargaming staff as disruptive to the gaming experience of others can be sanctioned in accordance to rule 1.04. This conduct includes and is not limited to: malicious and/or intentional in-game harassment, intentional exploitation of in-game mechanics or any action that intentionally goes against or abuses the game design. The application of game restrictions will always be done to protect a positive and fun gaming environment and will be applied after careful investigation and internal deliberation.
5. Rules Enforcement
The "Automated Anti-TD/TK Reporting System" is the system that actively scans the game logs searching for players who massively cause damage to vehicles of their own team (team damage), or intentionally destroy vehicles of their teammates (team kill).
Please note that the Automated Anti-TD/TK Reporting System is not available in certain Games, for instance, World of Tanks Blitz. This is due to the fact that causing damage to vehicles of your own team or destroying your own team members vehicle is generally disabled.
5.01. Based on combat logs for a particular period of time, usually several days, the automated system finds players involved in friendly fire and team kill incidents. The calculations are quite complicated and the main factor that is taken into account is damage inflicted to allies to total damage ratio.
5.02. If the above ratio for a particular user exceeds a certain fixed threshold value, the system identifies the user as a violator, since his main target is doing damage to allied vehicles.
5.03. If the damage ratio for such user exceeds the verifying coefficient, introduced in order to make distinction between intentional and accidental team killers, such user is identified as an offender and goes onto the suspension list.
5.04. While calculating damage to allies / total damage ratio only the battles with team kill/damage incidents are taken into account.
5.05. In connection with the introduction of Automated Anti-TK Reporting System), listed below are set uniform measures that can be taken against offenders:
First detection of a user as a team killer and team-damager leads to 1 hour game account suspension.
Second detection of a user as a team killer and team-damager (recidivism) leads to 1 day game account suspension.
Multiple detections of a user as a team killer and team-damager (systemic recidivism) will resort in escalating suspensions leading to a PERMANENT game account suspension.
The "Automated Anti-Bot Reporting System" is the system that actively scans the game logs searching for players who use automated bots, clickers, macros, keyboard and mouse recorders, or any other similar methods to accumulate credits and experience without the participation or with passive participation of the player.
5.06. In the case of detection of single or short-term signs of use of automated scripts (bot software) in user’s logs, user’s account is taken under thorough control by the administration. The owner of the account can be informed by special notifications sent to the registered e-mail.
5.07. In case of detection of signs of massive or overt use of automated scripts or botting software in user’s logs, the user’s account is suspended permanently, with a possibility of suspension being lifted in the future, after the administration conducts a complete rollback of vehicles, achievements, funds (credits) and research except premium tanks, premium consumables, premium shells and gold.
5.08. Automated Anti-Bot Reporting System is not meant to substitute the Technical Support service, the system aims at making their work easier. The most difficult cases thereby will be solved individually via Technical Support service.
6. Reporting in-game violations
In certain Games you will be able to use the Automated Anti-TK Reporting System. In this case, an automated system of violations tracking (team damage, team kill) will operate and the administration draws your attention to the following information - with the introduction of this system, users’ complaints about the above mentioned violations will not be considered. From now on all punishments for team damage and team kill incidents will be executed automatically without support service workers' interference. The system has been customized, tested multiple times and currently works correctly. We also draw your attention to the fact that a multitude of all possible circumstances accompanying different violations (including extenuating and aggravating ones) has been taken into consideration. All requests relating to ban cancellation or minimizing the punishment period, laid by the system, will be ignored. Additional information on the automated system of team killers and bot users tracking you will find on this page: Automated Anti-TK Reporting System
7. Official Language
7.01. General chat: The official language of the In-Game General Chat (and all other chats that are not language-specific) is English. Players who wish to communicate in their native language are urged to do so in channels created specifically for their language.
7.02. In-Game Battle Chat: The preferred language is English, however non-English is allowed. Please be patient with players whose first language may not be your own.
Please note that certain chat channels are not available in some games.
8. Important/Miscellaneous
8.01. Repeated violations any area of these Rules or the EULA, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent suspension from the game and/or forums.
8.02. This policy is not language-restrictive. Language that falls under this policy will always be subject to the repercussions listed, whether it is inappropriate in English or any other language.
8.03. Players may provide feedback or address any concerns to: Technical Support service (game suspension appeals), website: https://eu.wargaming.net/support/.